¿Which J pickups?

[andresgrippo]

Hi guys, im replacing my japanese made Fender Jazz pickups next week and i´m getting crazy about which pups to buy.

this are my options:

Fender Noiseless
Fender Custom 60s
DiMarzio DP249

I want it to sound like a old jazz bass. Maybe i should care for the hum but i´m not sure.

I play with a Acoustic mod. 120. No effects.

Thanks a lot.
Andrés

 

[Kaspar Vadsholt]

Fender CS 60s are great, and the most vintagey of your list. However the ones on your MIJ are probably pretty good allready. Some of the mij/cij basses have us pickups.

 

[walterw]

if you gotta have noise-canceling in all settings, the DP 249s will sound way closer to the real thing than the fender noiseless.

if it's not such a big deal (like if you usually have both pickups up anyway), than "real" single coils like the fender '60s or duncan SJB-1s will be the ticket for "no compromise" vintage tone.

as for the MIJ pickups, that's usually where those otherwise nice instruments fail, frankly (along with the rest of the electronics).

 

[jeff62]

Here’s another vote for the Dimarzio Area J’s for vintage tone.

Fralins are another good option but at twice the cost.

 

[Honkey tonk]

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